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THE INFLUENCE GAME: Bill Gates sways govt dollars
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| The real secretary of education, the joke goes,
| is Bill Gates.
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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hbgrCIW2skw4GNHrYBvgFyMoXVVwD9BI5SK00
Gates is in the business of lobbying and governance at the moment. He
can better advance Microsoft this way.
The government is supposed to serve the people, not a few rich people.
Related:
The Philadelphia Experiment: Microsoft-Designed School Opens
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| Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has famously called high schools "obsolete"
| and warned about their effect on U.S. competitiveness. Now, his company has
| a chance to prove that it can help fix the woes of public education.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060907/school_of_the_future.html?.v=1
Welcome to college, here's your Windows Live account
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| Microsoft, in an attempt to spread the word about Windows Live, has struck
| a deal with 72 colleges all across the world. And what is this said deal?
| The colleges have agreed to let Microsoft host their students'
| e-mail accounts.
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http://arstechnica.com/journals/microsoft.ars/2006/4/23/3719
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